{"id":2548,"date":"2024-06-27T20:21:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2024-06-27T20:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:21:17","slug":"bill-cobbs-night-at-the-museum-and-the-bodyguard-star-dies-days-after-90th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencesandnatures.com\/bill-cobbs-night-at-the-museum-and-the-bodyguard-star-dies-days-after-90th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Cobbs \u2013 \u2018Night at the Museum\u2019 and \u2018The Bodyguard\u2019 star \u2013 dies days after 90th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bill Cobbs, best known for starring in movies including Night at the Museum and Sunshine State, has died aged 90.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The popular character actor was born in Cleveland and had a stellar career, portraying Whitney Houston\u2019s manager in 1992\u2019s The Bodyguard, as well as the Master Tinker, builder of the Tin Woodsman, in Sam Raimi\u2019s Oz the Great and Powerful in 2013.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Other notable roles included playing the older brother of Medgar Evers in Rob Reiner\u2019s Ghosts of Mississippi, and starring as a jazz pianist in Tom Hanks\u2019 That Thing You Do!, both released in 1996.\n\n\n\n</p><p>ADVERT \u2013 CONTINUE READING BELOW\n\n\n\n</p><p>He also played the title character\u2019s father on The Gregory Hines Show.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Another notable role was as Moses, the mystical man who has the ability to stop time, in the Coen Brothers\u2019 1994 movie The Hudsucker Proxy.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Younger fans would also know him as Reginald, the security guard approaching retirement, in Night At The Museum, starring in the 2006 original as well as the 2014 sequel.\n\n\n\n</p><p><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/img.wazobia.tech%5C/https:%5C/%5C/jungle-static.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/GettyImages-450588084.jpg_Hqczsl?tr=w-806,cr-0.0.806.1024&amp;config=JTdCJTIybmFtZSUyMiUzQSUyMkdldHR5SW1hZ2VzLTQ1MDU4ODA4NC5qcGclMjIlMkMlMjJhbHRlcm5hdGl2ZV90ZXh0JTIyJTNBJTIyR2V0dHlJbWFnZXMtNDUwNTg4MDg0LmpwZyUyMiUyQyUyMmNhcHRpb24lMjIlM0ElMjJUaGUlMjBhY3RvciUyMHdhcyUyMGElMjBmYW4tZmF2b3JpdGUlMjBvZiUyMG1vdmllcyUyMGFuZCUyMHRlbGV2aXNpb24uJTIwQ3JlZGl0JTNBJTIwQm9iYnklMjBCYW5rJTJGR0MlMjBJbWFnZXMlMkZHZXR0eSUyMEltYWdlcyUyMCUyMiUyQyUyMmNvb3JkaW5hdGVzJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyZGVza3RvcCUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmxlZnQlMjIlM0EwJTJDJTIydG9wJTIyJTNBMCUyQyUyMnJpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMSUyQyUyMmJvdHRvbSUyMiUzQTEuMjclN0QlMkMlMjJ0YWJsZXQlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJsZWZ0JTIyJTNBbnVsbCUyQyUyMnRvcCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJyaWdodCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJib3R0b20lMjIlM0FudWxsJTdEJTJDJTIybW9iaWxlJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIybGVmdCUyMiUzQW51bGwlMkMlMjJ0b3AlMjIlM0FudWxsJTJDJTIycmlnaHQlMjIlM0FudWxsJTJDJTIyYm90dG9tJTIyJTNBbnVsbCU3RCU3RCUyQyUyMndpZHRoJTIyJTNBODA2JTJDJTIyaGVpZ2h0JTIyJTNBMTAyNCU3RA==%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>Their heart raced as they found their way to the big lecture hall for their first class. The room was huge, with rows of desks and a towering screen at the front. Alex found a seat, feeling a bit overwhelmed by it all\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>Bill Cobbs, best known for starring in movies including Night at the Museum and Sunshine State, has died aged 90. 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